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Vanessa Wish

Summary

Accountant who is detail-oriented and has demonstrated the ability to operate in fast-paced work settings.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Accountant

Lakeshore Recycling Systems
11.2024 - Current
  • Maintains accurate records of quantifiable fixed assets including fleet vehicles, yellow iron machinery, landfills, buildings, and land.
  • Monitors and tracks ongoing projects to ensure proper capitalization schedules are maintained.
  • Prepares and records monthly journal entries for depreciation, intercompany asset transfers, and asset disposals. Accrues for asset disposals in cases where proceeds are pending, maintaining accuracy in financial reporting.
  • Maintains a robust fixed asset subledger, ensuring it serves as a reliable tool for identifying and correcting discrepancies.
  • Ensures each asset record contains key identifiers for audit and tracking purposes.
  • Maintains detailed fixed asset records and depreciation schedules to support accurate financial calculations and compliance.
  • Investigates and rectifies general ledger (GL) discrepancies relating to asset classification, depreciation expense, and accumulated depreciation.
  • Conducts financial trend analysis to ensure proper classification of capital expenditures.
  • Streamlined the fixed asset reconciliation process to support efficient and timely month-end financial operations (FO) reporting.
  • Records prepaid amortization entries in alignment with accounting policies.
  • Collaborates with external auditors to provide necessary documentation and explanations during the audit process.
  • Reviews accounts for accuracy, resolves coding discrepancies, and ensures expenses are properly accrued.

Staff Accountant

Benetech, Inc.
09.2023 - 10.2024
  • Verified and posted daily cash activity; Reconciled cash on hand with recorded cash transactions to ensure accuracy and resolve any discrepancies.
  • Monitored and resolved bank exceptions for both Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) transactions.
  • Identified and reported fraudulent charges through daily transaction reviews.
  • Prepared and recorded lease accounting entries in compliance with ASC 842, including the establishment of lease schedules, monthly amortization of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and ongoing reconciliation and true-ups as needed
  • Created and maintained notes payable and auto loan schedules, recording monthly journal entries to accurately adjust short-term and long-term debt balances.
  • Applied correct AP procedures to ensure proper invoice processing and timely payment.
  • Utilized SQL to research general ledger inconsistencies and booked reclassifications as needed.
  • Placed quantifiable fixed assets into service and recorded associated depreciation journal entries.
  • Recorded sales and disposals of fixed assets, including gain/loss calculations.
  • Maintained insurance records and photographic documentation of company-owned assets.
  • Assisted in processing AP invoices and initiated ACH payments via the bank portal.
  • Identified billing discrepancies by comparing purchase orders and recognized timing variances in expense postings.
  • Recorded invoices and credits to prepaid accounts, with accurate monthly amortization.
  • Reconciled inventory balances and prepared journal entries for cost of goods sold (COGS), particularly for consignment sales.
  • Experienced in sales tax and GST/HST reporting and compliance.
  • Followed up with customers on tax-exempt statuses for AR invoicing and secured necessary exemption documentation for audit purposes.
  • Prepared and reconciled intercompany loan schedules; booked receivables and interest income accordingly.
  • Reconciled various balance sheet accounts, ensuring documentation integrity and audit readiness.
  • Collaborated with external auditors by providing supporting documentation and account analysis.

Corporate Accounts Receivable Clerk

Waste Management, Inc. / Advanced Disposal Services, inc.
01.2020 - 06.2023
  • Verified and posted a high volume of daily cash receipts for both national and residential customer accounts.
  • Reviewed and resolved AR lockbox exceptions to ensure accurate payment application.
  • Researched unapplied cash and posting discrepancies across multiple ERP systems; resolved issues through proper application, intercompany transfers, or initiating customer refunds.
  • Maintained detailed daily cash logs in Excel and prepared comprehensive month-end cash and adjustment reports.
  • Assisted with ACH payment setups for customers to streamline collection processes.
  • Processed Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) checks and handled returned credit card payments.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Illinois State University
12.2019

Skills

Software & ERP Systems Proficiency:

ERP Systems:
Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
Epicor Kinetic
Sage 300
TRUX
Management Advisory System (MAS)

Accounting & Financial Tools:
QuickBooks
Leasequerycom (Lease accounting software)
Bloomberg Tax (Tax research and compliance platform)

  • SQL

Timeline

Staff Accountant

Lakeshore Recycling Systems
11.2024 - Current

Staff Accountant

Benetech, Inc.
09.2023 - 10.2024

Corporate Accounts Receivable Clerk

Waste Management, Inc. / Advanced Disposal Services, inc.
01.2020 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Illinois State University

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